ふね
fune
JLPT N311 strokesKanjiLevel 41 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

船 is the kanji for "Ship". A common reading is ふね (fune). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Ship

Also : Boat

Readings

kunふね/ funekunふな/ funaonせん/ sen

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 船 represents 'SHIP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of ship.

Reading ·

On-reading: せん — remember this sound by associating it with ship. Kun-reading: ふね.

Example Sentences

大きな船が港を出港しました。

おおきなふねがみなとをしゅっこうしました。

A big ship departed from the harbor.

船で沖縄へ行きました。

ふねでおきなわへいきました。

I went to Okinawa by boat.

Vocabulary using 船

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